Tacos We Love: Your Guide to the Unofficial Food of the Alamo City

Take a taco tasting tour through
SA with these 25 mouthwatering,
spicy, stuffed delights

By Julia Celeste

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Not Your Average Taco

Lamb Picadillo

Toro Taco Bar

Why use ground beef when lamb is just so darn delicious? This late-night icehouse knows how to serve rib-sticking fare that’s just spicy enough to encourage more drinking. The picadillo is sautéed with tomatoes and topped with scallions and queso blanco for a satisfying snack that doubles as a preventative hangover cure. 114 Brooklyn Ave., 210-314-5840, torotacobar.com

Come down to earth with crispy grilled corn tortillas filled with refried beans, raw cabbage, grilled onions and sliced avocado. The creamy beans playing off the crispy cabbage hits textural high notes. And don’t forget to spoon on some of that famous roasted hot sauce. 2427 Vance Jackson Road, 210-340-1337, lafogata.com

The house specialty is slow roasted goat, yet you can get a less intimidating introduction to cabrito by ordering tacos. Four mini-tortillas are filled with unadorned shredded white meat. Add to that as much grilled onions and fiery salsa as your palate allows. 17660 Henderson Pass, 210-468-2904, loscabriteros.net

Surtidos

Guajillo’s

What appears to be an assortment of grilled meats topped with melting cheese quickly turns into a hearty platter of six mini-tacos. The combo of pastor meat, steak and pork loin sings a tender verse; the gooey cheese offers a smooth refrain. 1001 N.W. Loop 410, 210-344-4119, guajillos.com